The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Sky UK and six major US film studios: Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. A Statement of Objections is a formal step in European Commission investigations into suspected violations of EU antitrust rules. The Commission takes the preliminary view that […]
New findings from Hub Entertainment Research show that while cord cutting remains low, online TV is becoming the default for key TV segments and scenarios. In a very short time, online TV sources have become more common than not: more than three-quarters of TV consumers watch online to some extent, and the average pay TV […]
Discovery Communications is to acquire full ownership of sports broadcaster Eurosport for €491 million from TF1 Group, which has announced it will exercise a put option on its 49 per cent ownership stake as part of the companies’ previous 2012 agreement. “Discovery Communications is excited to expand and deepen our investment in Eurosport as we […]
Italian DTH platform TivuSat has added three new TV channels this month, making them available to viewers equipped with a certified digital box and smart card. Giallo and Focus are two of the seven free-to-air channels produced by Discovery Italia and available on digital terrestrial in Italy. The two channels will thus join Real Time, […]
Consulting services Cartesian is set to acquire Farncombe Technology. Farncombe specialises in digital TV services and offers high-calibre technical and strategy consulting, implementation services, content security, and testing. Founded in the early 1990s, the company has a global 100-plus client roster, which includes leading service providers, broadcasters, platform operators, and technology firms. Farncombe’s team of […]
A new study from market and consumer information source GfK sheds light on the how streaming video viewing is upending TV business models, including which Internet-connected devices and services different viewers prefer. The 2015 Ownership and Trend Report, from GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor, reveals that households with at least one member of Generation X […]
Charlie Ergen’s lawyers will no doubt be back in action shortly. This time the argument will be with the powerful Federal Communications Commission and its chairman Tom Wheeler following his decision to reject a $3.3 billion ‘discount’ claimed by Dish Network over the recent AWS-3 wireless spectrum auctions. Dish Network paid for the spectrum gained […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK’s House of Commons is holding an inquiry into the BBC Charter Review. This intends to cover all major aspects. Where possible, it will build upon and extend the work of the February report on the Future of the BBC. In particular, the Committee will examine the […]
Intelsat has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulator to forbid the launch of two small experimental satellites by SpaceX, saying that SpaceX has not disclosed sufficient information on the satellites. The news, reported by trade mag SpaceNews, comes in the form of a July 9th filing to the FCC, which says SpaceX has declined […]
Comcast, the largest cable operator in the US, saw its high-speed Internet and NBC Universal businesses grow in Q2 amid a drop in pay-TV subscriber departures. Comcast reported total revenue rose 11.3 per cent to $18.74 billion (€17.01bn) in the second quarter ended June 30th. Net income attributable to Comcast rose 7.3 per cent to […]